Leadership

Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

Definitions

According to Educaship Alliance LLC,

Leadership. The art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.

According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),

Leadership. The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.

Inspiring quotes

• A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. --John C. Maxwell
• Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers. --Robin S. Sharma
• The art of communication is the language of leadership. --James Humes
• Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. --Bill Bradley
• Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. --Colin Powell

Related concepts

• Enterprise.

Related coursework

• Leadership Quarter.